School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 10.06 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Least developed countries, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Least developed countries is 10.06 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Least developed countries peaked at 10.06 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.9 years, in 1971.
Least developed countries ranks 35th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.93 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.9 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 5.08 years | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 5.28 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 5.35 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 5.53 years | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 5.65 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 5.71 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 5.84 years | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 6.03 years | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 6.16 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 6.21 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 6.21 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.33 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 6.21 years | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 6.12 years | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 6.1 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 6.06 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 6.2 years | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 6.13 years | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 5.98 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 6.13 years | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 6.12 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 6.19 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 6.31 years | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 6.49 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 6.6 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.82 years | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 6.98 years | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 7.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.19 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 7.4 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 7.82 years | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 8.07 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 8.34 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 8.47 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 8.73 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 8.93 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.18 years | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 9.37 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.47 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.7 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 9.76 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 9.88 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.88 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.03 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.06 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.43 years | 4.9 years | 6.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.17 years | 6.06 years | 6.33 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.46 years | 5.98 years | 7.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.35 years | 7.19 years | 9.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.85 years | 9.47 years | 10.06 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More gender data for Least developed countries
- Labor force, female 190.69 million (2025)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.5909 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.3771 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3129 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7852 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 111.6% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 9.19 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 20.6% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 48.6% (2016)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 39.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Least developed countries?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Least developed countries was 10.06 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 10.06 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 years in 1971.
- How does Least developed countries rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Least developed countries ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.